Lever Couture presents ‘Light and Dark’

According to Lever Couture founder Lessja Verlingieri, light and darkness are not opposites, they are collaborators. In this HUNGER-exclusive editorial, Lever Couture explores the hidden powers within ourselves: both the softness we offer the world, and the strength we keep in reserve. Each design acts as a second skin, sculpted to hold both vulnerability and control.

For Verlingieri, darkness is instinct, intuition and raw desire. Light, meanwhile, is clarity, intention and presence. Lever Couture exists in the tension between the two. The sharp silhouettes of its designs cut through shadow, while the fluid forms of its wearers catch the light, exposing movement, breath and emotion. 

The fabrics of the garments cling like armour and then release. Nothing is accidental. Nothing is fully exposed. These shots are not about transformation; they’re about recognition. They acknowledge that power is born where contrast lives and that, in embracing both light and darkness, we reclaim the fullest version of ourselves.